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> Record changed: 2026-10-29

# THRB

ENSG00000151090

Target class

Nuclear receptor

Chromosome

3

Approved drugs

6

Clinical candidates (approved and in development)

9

## Clinical evidence

**Approved drugs**

6

**Clinical candidates (approved and in development)**

9

## Druggability

**Chemical probe available**

Yes

## Names

**Target name**

THRB

**Gene name**

Thyroid hormone receptor beta

**Gene symbol**

THRB

**Protein name**

Thyroid hormone receptor beta (Nuclear receptor subfamily 1 group A member 2) (c-erbA-2) (c-erbA-beta)

### Other names (14)

- THRB1
- THRB2
- NR1A2
- THR1
- ERBA-BETA
- GRTH
- TRbeta
- TRb
- c-erbA-beta
- c-erbA-2
- THRbeta
- TRbeta1
- THRbeta1
- Thrbeta2

### Previous gene symbols (2)

- ERBA2
- PRTH

## Classification

**Gene biotype**

Protein coding

**Gene family**

Thyroid hormone receptors

**Target class**

Nuclear receptor

**Target type**

Human gene

## Expression and localisation

**Tissues expressed in**

51

**Protein localisation evidence grade**

Supported

**Highest tissue expression**

38.66

**Tissue specificity (Gini)**

0.468

**Tissue specificity (tau)**

0.819

## Pathways and interactions

**KEGG gene identifiers**

- hsa:7068

**Protein interaction confidence**

0.857207

**Protein interaction partners**

29

### Reactome pathways (2)

- R-HSA-383280
- R-HSA-4090294

## Genomic location

**End position**

24495756

**Start position**

24117153

**Chromosome**

3

**Strand**

Reverse

## Identifiers

**Ensembl gene ID**

ENSG00000151090

**HGNC ID**

HGNC:11799

Source: [www.genenames.org](https://www.genenames.org/data/gene-symbol-report/#!/hgnc%5Fid/HGNC:11799)

**NCBI Gene ID**

7068

**UniProt ID**

P10828

## Cellular location

- Nucleus.
- Nuclear bodies

## Tissue expression

**Tissue specificity (tau)**

0.818505

**Expression inequality (Gini)**

0.468045

### Highest expression

Expression in transcripts per million

**Artery - Aorta**

38.66

**Brain - Frontal Cortex (BA9)**

26.19

**Artery - Tibial**

24.2

**Pituitary**

22.92

**Brain - Cortex**

18.14

### All tissues (54)

Expression in transcripts per million

- Artery - Aorta38.66
- Brain - Frontal Cortex (BA9)26.19
- Artery - Tibial24.2
- Pituitary22.92
- Brain - Cortex18.14
- Colon - Sigmoid15.88
- Artery - Coronary15.53
- Esophagus - Gastroesophageal Junction14.14
- Esophagus - Muscularis13.99
- Brain - Anterior cingulate cortex (BA24)13.45
- Bladder11.54
- Breast - Mammary Tissue10.31
- Adipose - Subcutaneous10.27
- Uterus10.17
- Cells - Cultured fibroblasts9.81
- Muscle - Skeletal8.86
- Colon - Transverse8.16
- Skin - Sun Exposed (Lower leg)7.46
- Adipose - Visceral (Omentum)7.26
- Skin - Not Sun Exposed (Suprapubic)7.09
- Brain - Nucleus accumbens (basal ganglia)6.55
- Brain - Amygdala6.37
- Prostate6.26
- Stomach5.71
- Vagina5.52

And 29 more, listed on the interactive page.

## Biological functions

### Biological processes (5)

- GO:0002157  
Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0002157)
- GO:0006351  
Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0006351)
- GO:0042789  
Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0042789)
- GO:0045944  
Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0045944)
- GO:0097067  
Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0097067)

### Cellular components (3)

- GO:0005634  
Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0005634)
- GO:0005654  
Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0005654)
- GO:0016604  
Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0016604)

### Molecular functions (7)

- GO:0001223  
Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0001223)
- GO:0003677  
Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0003677)
- GO:0004879  
Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0004879)
- GO:0005515  
Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0005515)
- GO:0019899  
Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0019899)
- GO:0070324  
Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0070324)
- GO:1990837  
Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:1990837)

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### Trials (230)

- 131I-Omburtamab, in Recurrent Medulloblastoma and Ependymoma
- A Clinical Trial of Adjunctive Thyroxine for Avolition in Schizophrenia
- A Drug-Drug Interaction Study of Denifanstat and Resmetirom in Healthy Adult Participants
- A Phase 3 Study to Evaluate Safety and Biomarkers of Resmetirom (MGL-3196) in Non Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Patients
- A Phase 3 Study to Evaluate Safety and Biomarkers of Resmetirom (MGL-3196) in Patients With Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD), MAESTRO-NAFLD-Open-Label-Extension (MAESTRO-NAFLD-OLE)
- A Phase 3 Study to Evaluate the Effect of Resmetirom on Clinical Outcomes in Patients With Well-compensated NASH Cirrhosis (MAESTRO-NASH-OUTCOMES)
- A Phase 3 Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of MGL-3196 (Resmetirom) in Patients With NASH and Fibrosis
- A Phase II Trial of Valproic Acid in Patients With Advanced Thyroid Cancers of Follicular Cell Origin
- A Pilot Feasibility Trial of Thyroid Hormone Replacement in Dialysis Patients
- A Randomized Controlled Trial of Thyroid Hormone Supplementation in Hemodialysis Patients
- [A Study Evaluating the Safety and Efficacy of Hormone Replacement Therapy With ST-1891 Compared to Levothyroxine in Patients With Primary Hypothyroidism](https://trialight.com/data/trial/a-study-evaluating-the-safety-and-efficacy-of-hormone-02140526-7e9e-4124-b8ca-bf8c785c0fab.md)
- [A Study Evaluation the Safety and Efficacy of Hormone Replacement Therapy With North Star Compared to Levothyroxine in Patients With Primary Hypothyroidism](https://trialight.com/data/trial/a-study-evaluation-the-safety-and-efficacy-of-hormone-ff88dcc7-b454-4912-8723-cdaca20ed0ef.md)
- A Study in Healthy Male Volunteers to Investigate the Safety and Tolerability of a Single Dose of Neosaxitoxin Alone and in Combination With Bupivacaine (With and Without Epinephrine) for Brachial Plexus Blockade
- A Study in Healthy Men That Tests if Taking BI 1265162 by Mouth, Intravenously, or Inhaled Influences the Amount of BI 1265162 in the Blood
- A Study of Armour® Thyroid Compared to Synthetic T4 (Levothyroxine) in Previously Hypothyroid Participants
- A Study of Levothyroxine and Enlicitide Decanoate (MK-0616) in Healthy Adult Participants (MK-0616-028)
- A Study of Sustained-Release Liothyronine Sodium (T3) in Healthy Subjects
- A Study of T3 Therapy in Patients With Hypothyroidism
- A Study to Assess the Efficacy and Safety of VK2809 for 52 Weeks in Subjects With Biopsy Proven NASH
- [A Study to Assess the Safety and Efficacy of Oral Armour Thyroid Compared to Synthetic T4 for the Treatment of Primary Hypothyroidism in Adult Participants](https://trialight.com/data/trial/a-study-to-assess-the-safety-and-efficacy-of-oral-armour-7d3645f2-766a-449b-9d76-575c4384a231.md)

### Drugs (10)

- Dextrothyroxine Thyroid hormone receptor agonist
- Dextrothyroxine sodium Thyroid hormone receptor agonist
- Eprotirome Thyroid hormone receptor beta-1 agonist
- Levothyroxine Thyroid hormone receptor agonist
- [Levothyroxine sodium](https://trialight.com/data/asset/levothyroxine-sodium-748a279d-1239-41f1-b758-863bd96e359b.md) Thyroid hormone receptor agonist
- Liothyronine Thyroid hormone receptor agonist
- Liothyronine sodium Thyroid hormone receptor agonist
- MB07811 Thyroid hormone receptor beta-1 agonist
- Resmetirom Thyroid hormone receptor beta-1 agonist
- Tiratricol Thyroid hormone receptor agonist

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